Sermons and Talks

Summer 2008

Previous Term

Holy Communion

All-age service

Date	9.00am	10.30am	6.30pm
4th May	Healthy Church Facing Sickness, Finding Healing James 5:13-16 Dave Larlee	Healthy Church Facing Sickness, Finding Healing James 5:13-16 Dave Larlee	Healthy Church Facing Sickness, Finding Healing James 5:13-16 Dave Larlee
10th May	Folkestone II - Ablaze! Asking for more! John & Anne Coles
11th May	Folkestone II - Ablaze! Both... and... Paul Perkin	Folkestone II - Ablaze!	Folkestone Weekend No Service
18th May	Healthy Church Facing our Loss, Finding Wholeness Sue Colman	Healthy Church Facing our Loss, Finding Wholeness Sue Colman	Healthy Church Fulfilling Relationships Psalm 119:30-45 Christine Perkin
25th May	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Judge & Baptiser Mark 1:1-15 Paul Perkin	Read, Mark, Learn Who is this Jesus Mark 1:1-15 Nick Stott	Songs from a Strange Land The Herald of the Gospel Isaiah 40 Paul Perkin
1st Jun	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Healer & Pray-er Mark 1:16-45 Tim Mayfield	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Healer & Pray-er Mark 1:16-45 Tim Mayfield	Songs from a Strange Land The Gospel Servant Isaiah 41 Dave Larlee
8th Jun	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Forgiver & Lord Mark 2 Paul Perkin	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Forgiver & Lord Mark 2.1-17 Paul Perkin	Songs from a Strange Land The Gospel of Deliverance Isaiah 42-44:5 Nick Stott
15th Jun	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Discipler & Deliverer Mark 3. 13-30 Dave Larlee	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Discipler & Deliverer Mark 3.13-30 Dave Larlee	Songs from a Strange Land Gospel restoration Isaiah 49 Paul Perkin
22nd Jun	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Preacher & King Mark 4:1-34	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Preacher & King Mark 4:1-34 Paul Perkin	Songs from a Strange Land The proclamation of the gospel Isaiah 52:1-12 Tim Mayfield
29th Jun	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Master of Nature & Restorer Mark 4:35-5:20 Tim Mayfield	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Lord Of All Mark 4:35-41 Andi Britt	Songs from a Strange Land The heart of the gospel Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Nick Stott
6th Jul	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Life-Giver & Master Mark 5:21-43	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Life-Giver & Master Mark 5:21-43	Songs from a Strange Land The fruit of the gospel Isaiah 54
13th Jul	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Prophet & Missioner Mark 6:1-29	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Prophet & Missioner Mark 6:1-29	Songs from a Strange Land The gospel for the world Isaiah 55
20th Jul	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Sustainer & Saviour Mark 6.30-56	Read, Mark, Learn Jesus - Sustainer & Saviour Mark 6.30-56	Strength in Weakness How to view your troubles 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
27th Jul	no service	Pain in the Proverbial The wise and foolish Proverbs	Strength in Weakness When love is tough 2 Corinth 1:12-2:11
3rd Aug	no service	Pain in the Proverbial The husband and wife Proverbs	Strength in Weakness What difference the Spirit makes 2 Corinth 2:12-3:18
10th Aug	no service	Pain in the Proverbial The good friend and bad neighbour Proverbs	Strength in Weakness Why sharing your faith is worth it 2 Corinthians 4:1-15
17th Aug	no service	Pain in the Proverbial The parent and child Proverbs	Strength in Weakness What happens after death 2 Corinth 4:16-5:10
24th Aug	no service	Pain in the Proverbial The hardworking and lazy Proverbs	Strength in Weakness What evangelism is and isn't 2 Corinth 5:11-6:2
31st Aug	Message to Thessalonica The Revelation of Christ 2 Thessalonians 1	Message to Thessalonica The Revelation of Christ 2 Thessalonians 1	Strength in Weakness How differently Christians should live 2 Corinthians 6:3-7:1
7th Sep	Message to Thessalonica The Rebellion of Anti-Christ 2 Thessalonians 2	Message to Thessalonica The Rebellion of Anti-Christ 2 Thessalonians 2	Strength in Weakness How to work through regrets 2 Corinthians 7:2-16
14th Sep	Message to Thessalonica The Responsibility of Christians 2 Thessalonians 3	Message to Thessalonica The Responsibility of Christians 2 Thessalonians 3	Strength in Weakness When, where and how much to give Corinthians 8

Folkestone II - Ablaze!

Following the success of our church weekend away in 2006 entitled 'Ignite', we are gathering again as a whole church in the Grand Burstin Hotel, Folkestone.

See the Folkestone II page for more details.

Some contentious issues, deeply felt and perplexing: Is there a way to grow through the past, loss, family breakdown and personal failure? What should we realistically expect in faith for healing? How do we engage with a hurting world? What do I do with my doubts? What does fulfilment mean for us as sexual beings? What is Christian strength and weakness? Nine topics - not with all the answers, but facing real life questions with a Bible in our hand.

Read, Mark, Learn

Revolutionary? Radical? Fundamentalist? Non-conformist? Freedom-fighter? Pacifist? Mark's Gospel puts us in touch with the earliest record of the life, the teaching and the deeds of Jesus. Who is he – and why was he born?

Songs from a Strange Land

Isaiah chapters 40-55 voice the cry of Israel in exile. Christians in the West also live in an increasingly foreign land. Once the Christian worldview dominated; today we often feel a minority faith misunderstood by the mainstream. So this prophetic message of hope will sound many relevant chords.

Message to Thessalonica

"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs..." might be a good heading for Paul's second letter to Thessalonika. Fulfilling our purpose, standing firm, working patiently - these are some of the themes for believers in times of turmoil.

Pain in the Proverbial

The book of Proverbs vividly describes the foolish, the lazy, the rash, the immature and the disobedient. Happily it also shows us the path of wisdom, conscientiousness, discretion, maturity and godliness. Over the Summer Sundays we will take a fun and lively look at these comparisons.

Strength in Weakness

Christian life and service are full of counter-intuitive paradox: power through suffering, glory in humility, strength in weakness, life out of death. The apostle Paul's teaching backed up by his testimony of personal example and experience will turn our values upside down - or rather, the right way up.